Nghệ An province

Nghệ An (Vietnamese: [ŋe˧˨ʔ ʔaːn˧˧] ) is a coastal province near the northernmost part of the North Central Coast region, Central Vietnam. It borders Thanh Hóa to the north, Hà Tĩnh to the south, Xiangkhouang, Bolikhamsai and Houaphan of Laos to the west, and the East Sea (Gulf of Tonkin) to the east.

Nghệ An Province
Tỉnh Nghệ An
Beach of Cửa Lò   Hồ Chí Minh Town square   Monument workers, farmers, soldiers   Quang Trung Temple   Lenin Avenue in Vinh City   Sun rise at Cửa Lò   Mai Hắc Đế Temple   A street in Vinh by night   Department of Defense in Vinh   University Vinh   Vinh City Town square   Nguyễn Xí Temple
Location of Nghệ An within Vietnam
Coordinates: 19°20′N 104°50′E
Country Vietnam
RegionNorth Central Coast
CapitalVinh
Government
  People's Council ChairThái Thanh Quý
  People's Committee ChairNguyễn Đức Trung
Area
  Total16,493.7 km2 (6,368.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total3,727,791
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Demographics
  EthnicitiesVietnamese, Khơ Mú, Thai, Thổ, Mường, H'Mông
GDP
  TotalVND 115.676 trillion
US$ 5.024 billion
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Area codes238
ISO 3166 codeVN-22
Websitewww.nghean.gov.vn

Nghệ An is Vietnam's largest province by area. It is located on the east–west economic corridor connecting Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam along National Route 7 to the port of Cửa Lò.

Nghệ An has one city, three towns and 17 districts. Vinh is the capital of Nghệ An and the economic and cultural center of the province and of the whole North Central Coast.

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